Uttarakhand Panchayat Election 2019 Vote Counting Live: Counting of votes for Uttarakhand Panchayat Elections 2019 is underway in the hilly state amid tight security. Results of over 7000 gram panchayats are likely to be announced by 5 PM Monday, however, in some of the districts like Udham Singh Nagar, counting may stretch to Tuesday. Voting in Haridwar district will be held later as per the direction of the Uttarakhand High Court.
Voting for Uttarakhand gram panchayat elections was held across the state in three phases from October 5 to 16.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are the main parties in the fray, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party have also fielded their candidates. A number of independent candidates are also in the contest.
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Didihat MLA's daughter Deepka Chufal has lost panchayat election to Banshidhar Bhatt. Didihat is a town and a Nagar Palika in Pithoragarh district.
Results of six out of 25 seats under Uttarkashi Zila Panchayat have been declared. While Congress has bagged Matali and Dharali seats, the BJP has won Jhakhaul and Nautwad seats. The remaining two seats have been taken by independent candidates.
Results of six out of 25 seats under Uttarkashi Zila Panchayat have been declared. While Congress has bagged Matali and Dharali seats, the BJP has won Jhakhaul and Nautwad seats. The remaining two seats have been taken by independent candidates.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Deepa Pangti has won a place in Kumaun Zila Parishad from Madkot in Pithoragarh by 400 votes.
Police present at a counting center at Champavat resort to lathicharge after agents of two rivals clash.
Suraj Kumar has been declared winner from Baniegaon. Shivani has won from Raipur Block. Suman Devi from Rudraprayag and Umesh singh from Dhapolasera have also won.
The state Election Commission has said that votes of panchayat head will be counted first. Ballot papers put in wrong boxes mistakenly will also be counted, the Election Commission has said.
Voting for gram panchayat election in Haridwar will be held in December as the directives of the Uttarakhand High Court.
Voting for gram panchayat elections in Uttarakhand was held in three phases from October 5 to 16. Nearly 30 lakh votes were polled for 7000 gram panchayats.
Counting for votes for Uttarakhand Gram Panchayat elections is underway at various centers across the state. Results are likely to be out by 5 PM. However, in some of the bigger districts, results are likely to be announced by Tuesday.